Traveling can be an exciting adventure, but when you are traveling frequently for business, you can start to lose touch with home. Our corporate guests are here for extended periods of time, so we know how difficult it can be to stay in touch with family, friends, and your home office. We’ve discovered over the years some ways to help people stay in touch while they are traveling.

Timing

You are going to find that your business trip won’t leave much time for chit chat. This is why timing is everything. Treat your communication with home as one of your most important jobs. Schedule times for each form of contact, and each group of people. Make sure you have a specific time set aside each day or night to check in with your immediate family, a time scheduled to email or use social interaction with friends, and time scheduled to check in with your home office. If you create windows to set aside time, you will be able to fully focus on your loved ones and home base without distraction.

Technology

An old-fashioned phone call is great for getting a business report from your home office, and meaningful for catching up with your loved ones. If you want to take a more technological route, try some of the more advanced methods. Skype allows you to live video chat, as does Facebook Messenger. Both parties must have these applications installed in order to use. Marco Polo is another video app, but this focuses on sending video messages throughout the day. It’s great for quick communication or checking in.

Sharing

Share your schedule with colleagues and loved ones during your business trip. TRAVO is a sharable business itinerary, and google calendar can be shared as well. By keeping people posted on your activities, you can stay connected.

Task Management

Keep your home team on task with task management platforms. Teamwork, Basecamp, and Asana are some of the more popular programs. They will help keep your staff and team on task, and let you know if something is lagging behind.

Staying in touch while you are away will help you balance your home and business life, even when on the road. The key to maintaining your connection to your home life is organization, and the right technology. With wifi capabilities in your Cornerstone Furnished apartment, you’ll easily stay in touch.

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We came to Cornerstone Furnished Solutions while transitioning states and it's been a welcoming experience. Our apartment is convenient, very comfortable, and the facilities in the building are awesome. Kelly has been such a delight to work with and has quickly taken care of anything we’ve needed. We’ve felt right at home.

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We rented a Furnished Apartment in the Tampa area through Cornerstone Furnished Solutions and we couldn't have been happier. The apartment was well appointed, located to our liking, and in a lovely and safe community. Making our time in Florida even more special, though, was the courtesy and helpfulness shown by Kelly and here team. We have rented on the Gulf Coast many times in the last 20 years. We can honestly say we have never been as happy with the unit or ever given the personal assistance as we were through Cornerstone! We highly recommend them!

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Neusa H.

We’ve enjoyed great service from the moment I made contact with Kelly. I was looking for a short term rental in Jacksonville, FL., l and had some challenging requirements—dog, location to my office, etc. Kelly has been extremely helpful and dealt with every enquiry I have made in a professional and efficient manner. As others have testified, Cornerstone really does go above and beyond to ensure your needs are met with no hassle! I'd recommend them for any short or long term furnished housing needs.

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